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Inside this feature are 98 album covers spanning a wide array of sonic and visual styles, each selected for its own unique contribution to the world. They are not ranked; instead, they are broken down into sections based on conceptual underpinnings or artistic mediums, and then are displayed on spectrums.

John Coltrane once said: “My goal is to live the truly religious life, and express it in my music. If you live it, when you play there’s no problem because the music is part of the whole thing. To be a musician is really something. It goes very, very deep. My music is the spiritual...Read...

mewithoutYou and OM are vastly different bands, but both of their releases have centered heavily on their own relationships to religion and spirituality. This post takes a slight peek into their pasts and what you can expect from their upcoming releases this fall and summer. Influences from Islam and Christianity abound on OM’s upcoming Advaitic...Read...

While it would be nice to read a piece on Shrinebuilder without the use of the word supergroup, there is no getting around it. Shrinebuilder is most definitely a supergroup, comprised of Wino Weinrich on guitar (St. Vitus), Al Cisneros on bass (Om, Sleep), Scott Kelly on guitar (Neurosis), and Dale Crover on drums (Melvins)....Read...

Om Prior to watching Om, I had absolutely no idea what kind of band they were. Imagine my surprise, then, when the San Francisco-based doom metal trio turned out to be one of my favorite Musicfest NW performances! Especially because I’d compare watching Om to watching your friends playing music in the living room —...Read...